The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-06
A ROMANCE.
The Remarkable Story Of
Mrs. Brooks.
IMPRISONED AND TORTURED.
Will the Villains Who So Cruelty
Treated Her Ever be Punished
Brief kilograms
A ROMANCE.
AND TORTURED.
A Remarkable Story.

CHICAGO, July 5.-A special dispatch
to morning paper from Cairo, Mich.
says: Mrs. Brooks, whose peculiar
disappearance from her home, a
Juniata, near here aud whose sensa-
tional letter from her place of I'M
prisonment, in Colorado was given
wide publicity, has returned home
with a remarkable story, which she
told to-day amid a torrent of tears. She
is looking haggard and care worn.
Her wrists bear evidence of her asser
! ton that she was brutally tied up and
her fingers ends certainly look as II
! her claim that an attempt was
made to draw her nails with
| pincers is true. She said: Twenty
| two years ago l was engaged to be
married to Marcus Van DoTe. He
entered the army. was wounded, came
home and died. He was possessed OF a
competency, but just before his death
this was Increased by large legacy
from France. Marcus was a descend
ent of Count Van Dore, French
nobleman. This legacy was all in cash
and bonds. Before his death Van Dore
made will bequeathiDg me 100000.
The instrument was drawn by Lawyer
Schaeman, of Indiana. It was not
until several years later that l became
apprised of the nature of the will, and
was then married to Mr.. Brooks.
When 1 spoke of proving my
claim my husband grew indignant,
take my lovers money and go.
The trouble over this money was the
only cloud that came into our married
50 nd hFOnnp6
over it. Then came letter from a
lawyer stating that the money was
lying idle, and that / should claim it,
It was III custody of Ann Van Dore,
Marcus sister. Later we met and en-
tered into correspondence, which was
kept up until Miss Van DOre left for
France. Before she went an under
standing was reached that l should have
the money whenever l claimed it, and
to prevent fraud we agreed upon q
secret mark to attach to all
checks and drafts. Last fall a
letter came asking me to meet lady
in ST. Louis, but instead of meeting her
Lawyer Schaeman appeared On the scene
and gave me a draft for $4,000,
together with 1000 cash. then went
to Denver, and shortly afterwards re-
ceived q note asking me to meet Miss
Van Dore at Pueblo. | went there and
again Schaeman appeared, telling me
that Miss Van Dore was dying. l
tainted, and when | regained conscious
ness found myself prisoner. The
draft and cash L had secreted in my
hustle, but my jailers secured IT,.
L was kept imprisoned in room
shut out from all womanly COM
nd nf q
care and attention so greatly needed.
Ny babe was born. They killed my
| baby before my very eyes. Three weeks
ago man entered my room and said
was free to go. He explained the delay
| by saying that the man who kept me a
prisoner said was his crazy sister. The
| fortunes to which | was subjected
Look here" and Mrs. Brooks held up
her hand to view. When [ had re-
covered sufficiently l went to San Fran
cisco, and there l met Anne
Butterfeld, my cousin. Together
we started east, but becoming SUSPECT
Gus that she was in the conspiracy
against my liberty, I slipped out of the
car one night taking with me her hat,
dress, pocket book and ticket. | waited
until the next train and then proceeded
on my Journey. Mrs. Brooks shows the
booty taken from Miss Butterfeld, as
evidence thatshe is telling the truth. Mr..
Brooks says he has no doubt as to the
truth of his wife's story. The couple
appeared to be fond of each other, and
there is nothing sentimental about
either. Mrs. Brooks attributes her re-
lease to the publication month ago of
the fact that detectives had been put at
work on her case by friends.